It's hard for a lot of us to separate our work and home lives under the best of circumstances. When you work from home it's even more difficult, but blogger Pat Flynn found a method that works for him.

When Flynn realized the line between his work and home life was becoming increasingly blurred, he took several steps toward separating them. The most drastic was buying a second computer and dedicating it solely to his personal email, instant messaging, and non-work related surfing.

The computer in my office (an iMac) is where I did everything, including all of those personal things. It was hard for me personally to keep those things totally separate. By buying a laptop that is specifically just for personal, non-work related items, I can more easily focus on work when I'm supposed to work, and not be tempted to work when I'm doing personal stuff. Furthermore, because the laptop is portable, I can literally separate work from non-work stuff by keeping the office and the computer in it off limits during non-work hours.